Unzen Hells

Geothermal Fun

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June 17th 2011
The smell of sulphur permeates the air on arrival at Unzen and for good reason for this is the home of the Unzen Jigoku (hells). This is an area of about 30 Sulphur pits, fumaroles and steams but the water here is no for bathing in but for looking at, boiling eggs (and Christians in days gone by). Steam gushes out from the ground in towering plumes and opaque sheets of white blow across the pathw ... read more

Asia » Japan

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more